substitute for onion powder?

Question

I have no onion powder and i need some for my recipe. Is there a substitue for onion powder?

Answer 1

Onion Salt, if you back off on the regular salt

If you have fresh onion, try grating it on the large holes of a grater. Use about 3x of fresh what is called for dry. (if your recipe calls for 1 tsp. onion powder, add 3 tsp. fresh grated onion and juice.)

Answer 2

Use Garlic powder if you have some. Or if you have some dry minced onion if it does not affect your texture. Take the minced onion and grind it to powder if it is that important.
For your information in the process of making onion powder minced is the last product prior to powder --powder is the left over for all of the dry onion styles -sliced, diced, minced, powder.

Answer 3

For the amount of chopped onion required, not really, but if you don't have it, you don't have it. I'd say put in 1/2 tsp. of minced onion powder. It's quite strong.

Answer 4

I would just use a little less Onion Salt

Answer 5

You can use garlic powder. Yes, it will taste 'garlicy' but, I've done that it worked fine. Remember for it to say garlic powder, not garlic salt

Answer 6

You could grate some onion for juice, if it's not for a dry food.

Answer 7

garlic powder is a good one.

Answer 8

You could just leave it out .